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Stop attacking citizens who identify corruption – Business chief tells Govt.

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stop attacking citizens who identify corruption – Business chief tells Govt.

By Kiana Wilburg While Guyana showed marginal improvement in its corruption perception score in an international report, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Persaud says that he...

Fire razes bond with Venezuela-bound rice, paddy

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fire razes bond with Venezuela-bound rice, paddy

– De Hoop farmer estimates $50M in losses By Rabindra Rooplall A farmer storing his paddy and bulk rice for the Venezuelan market watched as fire razed a section of his storage bond...

Guyana is experiencing unprecedented abuse of Executive power – AFC

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News 1

Several opposition members are of the opinion that Guyana is experiencing unprecedented abuse of Executive power, and that there is critical need to alter the boundless authority afforded the Head of...

Detained ‘money jet’… Thousands of US$$ paid for President’s trips – Dr. Luncheon

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Detained ‘money jet’… Thousands of US$$ paid for President’s trips – Dr. Luncheon

By Zena Henry Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, disclosed on Wednesday that trips taken by Head of State, President Donald Ramotar, on board the ‘money jet’ detained in...

Private Sector offers resolution to Parliamentary standoff

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector offers resolution to Parliamentary standoff

One of the country’s main business advocacy bodies, the Private Sector Commission (PSC), has unveiled a number of recommendations to end the current Parliamentary impasse and has called for the...

Another Magistrate suspended

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another Magistrate suspended

– Chandra Sohan given temporary marching orders Magistrate Chandra Sohan became the latest victim of the newly-constituted Judicial Service Commission (JSC) when he was given temporary marching...

Dem boys seh…Piwari does mek people talk de truth

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Piwari does mek people talk de truth

Old people seh when mouth open, story does jump out. Nuff mouth been opening in the last few months and de dutty story about a lot of dem corrupt top officials been tumbling out. Imagine dem got a...

Guyana storms back to beat Mexico for seventh NACRA Sevens title

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana storms back to beat Mexico for seventh NACRA Sevens title

Six-time NACRA Sevens champions Guyana stormed back from a 21-7 first half deficit to dethrone defending title holders and host Mexico 33-28 to capture their seventh trophy in the shorter format...

WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket…Jaguars seeking to rebound against Red Force in P.O.S

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket…Jaguars seeking to rebound against Red Force in P.O.S

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Noble House Seafoods, Payless Variety Store, Star Party Rentals and Cascadia Hotel. Today at the Queens Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, both the Guyana...

T20 action set for Lusignan on Sunday

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on T20 action set for Lusignan on Sunday

In an effort to rekindle the interest of sports in the community, the Lusignan Sports Club (LSC) will be hosting a T20 cricket competition on Sunday from 09:00hrs involving Mon Repos, Goed Hope,...

Trophy Stall joins club of Flex Night sponsors

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall joins club of Flex Night sponsors

Trophy Stall, with its main location in the Bourda market, has now joined the club of commercial establishments offering sponsorship for the upcoming Flex Night International event. Retailing...

Bannas Foundation 5-a-side football set for Sunday

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bannas Foundation 5-a-side football set for Sunday

Bannas Foundation will be hosting a five-a-side and penalty shootout football competition on Sunday at Vryheid’s Lust playfield starting at 09:00hrs. Several teams from Georgetown and East Coast...

Suriname’s first Pro bodybuilder to attend Flex Night

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suriname’s first Pro bodybuilder to attend Flex Night

The list of attendees for this year’s edition of Flex Night International for the National Cultural Centre on Sunday night continues to look impressive. Set to be part of the audience is...

Annual Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival …

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival …

GHB releases names of teams and fixtures The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has released the fixtures for the Annual Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival which is being played from...

GCA competitions bowl on this weekend

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA competitions bowl on this weekend

Matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society second division 40-over and Banks Malta Supreme Under-13 tournaments continue this weekend. In the second division tomorrow...

GFF Normalization Committee discusses important issues with Minister Anthony

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Normalization Committee discusses important issues with Minister Anthony

The tasks meted out to the Normalization Committee to regularize football operations are indeed arduous but the group is pressing ahead to reach the stipulated deadline late next year. When the names...

Kayo’s Academy/Rickland Hutson U-13 and U-15 football fiesta starts at MSC

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kayo’s Academy/Rickland Hutson U-13 and U-15 football fiesta starts at MSC

Several club teams from around the country will converge at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground tomorrow for the staging of the 4th edition of the Kayo’s Academy and Rickland ‘Tallo’ Hutson’s...

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…Sparta Boss, Leopold Street among those advancing to quarter-finals

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…Sparta Boss, Leopold Street among those advancing to quarter-finals

Former national striker Devon Millington and Sheldon Shepherd lashed in a goal each to guide tournament favourites Sparta Boss into the quarter-final of the Georgetown Zone of the Guinness...

Albouystown Masjid-an-Najm receives sports gear from Good Samaritan

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Albouystown Masjid-an-Najm receives sports gear from Good Samaritan

Judo practitioners honing their skills at the Masjid-an-Najm in Albouystown will now be more equipped to address their tasks following a timely donation of a quantity of Ghees (judo uniforms) to...

Guyanese father of two slain in Cayenne

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese father of two slain in Cayenne

A Guyanese father of two was stabbed to death in front of his apartment building in Cayenne, French Guiana during a dispute with two of his friends on Sunday, last. The two men, also Guyanese, are...

Vendor shot during robbery attempt

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News 2

A father of six is counting his lucky stars after being shot once to his left leg during a robbery attempt around 05:30 hrs yesterday in front of the Ketley Primary School in Charlestown, where he...

GUYANA DOES NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Dec 05, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA DOES NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

I am not aware that Guyana has a Constitutional Court. This is news to me and news to the entire country. I must have been asleep when this Court was constituted. I am not aware that the...

MP challenges Marriott mortgage in Court

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on MP challenges Marriott mortgage in Court

…says AHI’s sole purpose is to unlawfully divert public funds The construction of the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, is again coming under fire, with A Partnership for National Unity...

Swedish newspaper report on gold mining…Aussie firm, Burrowes deny criticising Govt.

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Swedish newspaper report on gold mining…Aussie firm, Burrowes deny criticising Govt.

A Swedish newspaper report published last month which placed the gold mining sector in a bad light has sparked strong condemnations from one major investor and the country’s regulatory body, the...

AG’s crude comments about female KN reporter…Women and Gender Equality Commission “still to take a position”

Dec 05, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AG’s crude comments about female KN reporter…Women and Gender Equality Commission “still to take a position”

Chairman of the Women and Gender Equality Commission, Indra Chandarpal, recently disclosed that the body is still to take a position on matters coming out of the recorded conversation between...